CHAPTER 9

Correlation Between E-Business and E-Supply Chain

Background

The terms e-business and e-commerce are often used interchangeably. To differentiate those terms we propose the use the definition presented by the U.S. Government’s Census Bureau as follows1:

E-Business Definition

E-business is any process that a business organization conducts over computer-mediated networks. Business organizations include any for-profit or nonprofit entity. Examples of major e-business process categories include: online purchasing, selling, production management, logistics, as well as internal communication and support services. Within each major category one can identify more specific processes. For example, online purchasing includes the following online ...

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